Edward Kirton-Darling
Biographic Data
| ID | 4443232 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward Kirton-Darling |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirton-Darling |
| SIGNATURE | KIRTON-DARLING E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3391-6029 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Living cheek by Jowl
Research Handbook on Social Welfare Law
Presenting diverse understandings of the origins and development of social welfare law, this globally informed Research Handbook embraces the inherent contradictions and complexities within the field. It emphasises the importance of ethical research and inclusivity and recognises the value of historical and contemporary methodologies.
Short-termism in urban development
This article focuses on how short-termism impacts on the quality of urban development and, in turn, both population and planetary health. The first section of the paper clarifies key terms - short-termism, health, urban development and upstream - then summarises the context of urban development in the United Kingdom, and the evidence linking urban environments to population and planetary health. The main analysis section draws on data from interv…
Expanding the boundaries of social welfare law
‘Social welfare law’ is suffering from a longstanding identity crisis. The field’s development in the UK is tied closely to that of this journal–its foundation in the 1970s as the ‘Journal of Social Welfare Law’ reflected a burgeoning area of research and practice. However, many of the concerns raised at the time about the meaning, scope and future direction of ‘Social welfare law’ as an area of research, teaching and practice remain unresolved. …
Death, social reform and the scrutiny of social welfare provision
Suggesting there is an emerging and important focus on social welfare in inquests into death, this article argues that there is value for both social welfare and inquest scholarship in examination of links between the two. Emphasising the process of investigation, it aims to introduce the inquest to social welfare scholars, and proposes an agenda for research. The discussion examines a range of inquests in which questions of social welfare (under…
Statutory Interpretation
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Marginalisation, Grenfell Tower and the voice of the social-housing resident
This paper draws on historical institutionalism to consider the impact of housing-policy responses following the Grenfell fire on the marginalisation of the social-housing resident. We consider three specific policy responses: reform focused on conditions of rented properties; the social-housing White Paper; and building regulation and building-safety reforms. We suggest that, in historical institutionalist terms, each is part of a matrix of refo…
Legislating for a Pandemic
Initially the subject of widespread consensus, legislative and policy responses to COVID‐19 are increasingly provoking predictable reactions. Right and left are united by concern that essential freedoms are being eroded by a state utilizing the opportunity of the pandemic to make a power grab. Focused on the Coronavirus Act 2020, this article takes a more cautious approach, suggesting that the law should be understood not as the product of a hier…
Searching for Pigeons in the Belfry
This article explores the abolition in 1846 of the deodand – the object or animal declared responsible for death by an inquest jury – and its relationship with the family of the deceased. Drawing on the work of Jacques Donzelot, it argues that the deodand brought contingency into the heart of law, and that its replacement with a legal right to compensation for dependents was a move to rationalize the investigation of death. This rationalization h…
Death, social reform and the scrutiny of social welfare provision
Suggesting there is an emerging and important focus on social welfare in inquests into death, this article argues that there is value for both social welfare and inquest scholarship in examination of links between the two. Emphasising the process of investigation, it aims to introduce the inquest to social welfare scholars, and proposes an agenda for research. The discussion examines a range of inquests in which questions of social welfare (under…
Marginalisation, Grenfell Tower and the voice of the social-housing resident
This paper draws on historical institutionalism to consider the impact of housing-policy responses following the Grenfell fire on the marginalisation of the social-housing resident. We consider three specific policy responses: reform focused on conditions of rented properties; the social-housing White Paper; and building regulation and building-safety reforms. We suggest that, in historical institutionalist terms, each is part of a matrix of refo…
Legislating for a Pandemic
Initially the subject of widespread consensus, legislative and policy responses to COVID‐19 are increasingly provoking predictable reactions. Right and left are united by concern that essential freedoms are being eroded by a state utilizing the opportunity of the pandemic to make a power grab. Focused on the Coronavirus Act 2020, this article takes a more cautious approach, suggesting that the law should be understood not as the product of a hier…
Searching for Pigeons in the Belfry
This article explores the abolition in 1846 of the deodand – the object or animal declared responsible for death by an inquest jury – and its relationship with the family of the deceased. Drawing on the work of Jacques Donzelot, it argues that the deodand brought contingency into the heart of law, and that its replacement with a legal right to compensation for dependents was a move to rationalize the investigation of death. This rationalization h…
Searching for Pigeons in the Belfry
This article explores the abolition in 1846 of the deodand – the object or animal declared responsible for death by an inquest jury – and its relationship with the family of the deceased. Drawing on the work of Jacques Donzelot, it argues that the deodand brought contingency into the heart of law, and that its replacement with a legal right to compensation for dependents was a move to rationalize the investigation of death. This rationalization h…
Legislating for a Pandemic
Initially the subject of widespread consensus, legislative and policy responses to COVID‐19 are increasingly provoking predictable reactions. Right and left are united by concern that essential freedoms are being eroded by a state utilizing the opportunity of the pandemic to make a power grab. Focused on the Coronavirus Act 2020, this article takes a more cautious approach, suggesting that the law should be understood not as the product of a hier…
Statutory Interpretation
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Marginalisation, Grenfell Tower and the voice of the social-housing resident
This paper draws on historical institutionalism to consider the impact of housing-policy responses following the Grenfell fire on the marginalisation of the social-housing resident. We consider three specific policy responses: reform focused on conditions of rented properties; the social-housing White Paper; and building regulation and building-safety reforms. We suggest that, in historical institutionalist terms, each is part of a matrix of refo…
Expanding the boundaries of social welfare law
‘Social welfare law’ is suffering from a longstanding identity crisis. The field’s development in the UK is tied closely to that of this journal–its foundation in the 1970s as the ‘Journal of Social Welfare Law’ reflected a burgeoning area of research and practice. However, many of the concerns raised at the time about the meaning, scope and future direction of ‘Social welfare law’ as an area of research, teaching and practice remain unresolved. …
Death, social reform and the scrutiny of social welfare provision
Suggesting there is an emerging and important focus on social welfare in inquests into death, this article argues that there is value for both social welfare and inquest scholarship in examination of links between the two. Emphasising the process of investigation, it aims to introduce the inquest to social welfare scholars, and proposes an agenda for research. The discussion examines a range of inquests in which questions of social welfare (under…
Research Handbook on Social Welfare Law
Presenting diverse understandings of the origins and development of social welfare law, this globally informed Research Handbook embraces the inherent contradictions and complexities within the field. It emphasises the importance of ethical research and inclusivity and recognises the value of historical and contemporary methodologies.
Short-termism in urban development
This article focuses on how short-termism impacts on the quality of urban development and, in turn, both population and planetary health. The first section of the paper clarifies key terms - short-termism, health, urban development and upstream - then summarises the context of urban development in the United Kingdom, and the evidence linking urban environments to population and planetary health. The main analysis section draws on data from interv…
Living cheek by Jowl
Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (4 works) · Law and economics (4 works) · Social Welfare (3 works) · Welfare (3 works) · Coroner (2 works)